secular
含义: Not connected with religious or spiritual matters; relating to worldly affairs rather than the sacred. In economics, describing long-term trends not linked to cyclical patterns.
Secular has two distinct registers. In political and social discourse, it describes the separation of state from religion: 'secular education,' 'secular society.' In economics and finance, it describes long-term, non-cyclical trends: 'secular stagnation,' 'secular decline.' The word is neutral in tone but frequently appears in heated debates about faith, governance, and public life. Common collocations include 'secular state,' 'secular trend,' and 'increasingly secular.'
例句
- France has long upheld the principle of a strictly secular republic. 法国长期以来一直坚持严格的世俗共和国原则。Francia ha defendido durante mucho tiempo el principio de una república estrictamente laica.フランスは長年にわたり厳格な世俗共和国の原則を堅持してきた。프랑스는 오랫동안 엄격한 세속 공화국의 원칙을 견지해 왔다.
- The report identified a secular decline in manufacturing output stretching back three decades. 该报告指出,制造业产出出现了长达三十年的长期下降趋势。El informe identificó un declive secular en la producción manufacturera que se remontaba tres décadas.報告書は、製造業の生産高に30年にわたる長期的な減少傾向があることを特定した。보고서는 30년에 걸친 제조업 생산량의 장기적 감소 추세를 확인했다.
- The university was founded as a secular institution, welcoming students of all faiths and none. 该大学作为世俗机构创建,欢迎所有信仰和无信仰的学生。La universidad fue fundada como institución laica, abierta a estudiantes de todas las confesiones y de ninguna.その大学はあらゆる信仰の学生、および無宗教の学生を受け入れる世俗的機関として設立された。그 대학은 모든 종교의 학생과 무종교 학생을 환영하는 세속적 기관으로 설립되었다.
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用法指南
语境: political, academic, economics
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin saeculāris (of an age, worldly), from saeculum (generation, age, the world). Originally meant 'occurring once in an age.' The sense of 'not religious' developed in medieval Latin, where it distinguished parish clergy from monastic orders.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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